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A symptomatic venous anomaly of the parotid gland: Case report and review of the literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Johannes J. Manni*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Johannes L. Merx
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Paul van den Broek
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Henk O. M. Thussen
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
*
J. J. Manni, M.D., Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Nijmegen, Philips van Leydenlaan 15, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Abstract

Abstract A rare case of a symptomatic venous anomaly of the parotid gland is described in a 14-year-old female patient who presented with Turkey Wattle sign. A definitive diagnosis of this disorder requires venographic studies. Surgical treatment was successful, with a follow-up of four years.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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